Analyze financial information and prepare financial reports to determine or maintain record of assets, liabilities, profit and loss, tax liability, or other financial activities within an organization.

On the job, you would:

Prepare, examine, or analyze accounting records, financial statements, or other financial reports to assess accuracy, completeness, and conformance to reporting and procedural standards.

Report to management regarding the finances of establishment.

Establish tables of accounts and assign entries to proper accounts.

Business

accounting and economics

administrative services

Math and Science

arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, or statistics

Arts and Humanities

English language

Engineering and Technology

computers and electronics

Basic Skills

listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions

using math to solve problems

Problem Solving

noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it

People and Technology Systems

thinking about the pros and cons of different options and picking the best one

figuring out how a system should work and how changes in the future will affect it

Math

choose the right type of math to solve a problem

add, subtract, multiply, or divide

Verbal

listen and understand what people say

read and understand what is written

Ideas and Logic

use rules to solve problems

make general rules or come up with answers from lots of detailed information

Attention

pay attention to something without being distracted

People interested in this work like activities that include data, detail, and regular routines.